This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2153039 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa,oats, barley, pasture, sugar beets, timothy grass, wheat, teff,sainfoin, and triticale. The majority of the work activities during theoverall contract period, however, will be related to general farmwork/irrigation/crop production.

　　General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minormechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; remove undesirableand excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm/Agexempt, non CDL 10-wheel/semi trucks on, or between, farm worksites;operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performingduties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked totransport other farm workers.

　　Irrigation duties will include the following:

　　Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for properwater distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turnvalves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes acrossfields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigatedcrops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift andcarry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustainedbasis.

　　Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals.

　　Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.

　　Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repairand replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using handtools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure properoperation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service andstore pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season